Angela Rose[1][2] (born September 1, 1978) is an American activist known for helping other survivors heal from trauma.

Her story of being kidnapped and sexually assaulted by Robert Koppa at age 17 in 1996 in Wauconda, Illinois has been widely publicized.

She is a motivational speaker and the founder and executive director of the nonprofit PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment.

Rose was kidnapped by Robert Koppa at knifepoint on July 13, 1996, from the Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois, where she worked when she was seventeen years old.

[8] While the trial had been ongoing, Rose, along with other victims, had been circulating a petition to "urge legislators to get tough on sex offenders.

Rose has presented workshops[4][11] and given speeches at various conferences, military trainings,[12] and on college campuses[13] throughout the United States.

[14] Rose founded PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment in 2001 when she was still a senior at the University of Wisconsin.